The Best Art Shows to See in Miami, January 2025

Miami is finally coming out of its post-Art Week, post-holiday hibernation. While plenty of galleries and museums will keep their Art Week shows up through the spring, a few are opening new exhibitions this month. Here’s a look at the best art shows you can see in Miami this January.

All presentations are listed in the order they opened. Unless otherwise noted, all listed events are free to attend and open to the public.

Three New Shows at the CAMP Gallery

North Miami’s CAMP Gallery opened three new presentations on January 3. In “The Playground,” Jason Michael Hackenwerth explores food and consumerism with a series of paintings called The Champions. In “(Human) Nature,” Joana Ambroz and Magdalena Zych converse through their respective practices, Ambroz with moody portraiture and Zych with biomorphic abstractions. Last but not least, Vincent Dion and Miami local Andrew Arocho explore color in their arresting abstract paintings in “Where Color Transports.” All three shows close on January 31, featuring Hackenwerth and Arocho in conversation. Through Friday, January 31, at the CAMP Gallery, 791-793 NE 125th St., North Miami; 786-953-8807; thecampgallery.com.

Addison Wolff at Baker-Hall

Relocating to Allapattah from its previous digs in the Dimensions Variable complex in Little River, Baker-Hall has inaugurated its new space with a show from Fort Lauderdale-based artist Addison Wolff. Showing geometric abstract paintings and misshapen, fluorescent-colored ceramics, Wolff’s practice is an exploration of queerness and identity. The show opened on January 4. Through Saturday, February 8, at Baker-Hall Gallery, 1294 NW 29th St., Miami; bakerhall.art.

Regina Jestrow at MDC Kendall Campus

A native of Queens, New York, now based in Miami, Regina Jestrow looks back nostalgically at her family’s love of kitsch, faux-luxury, and all that glitters in “Lots of Little Pieces (aka My Favorite Color is Glitter).” The new show, at Miami-Dade College’s Kendall Campus Art Gallery, was curated by Art Seen 365’s Dainy Tapia. It centers on Jestrow’s large-scale quilts, made from repurposed textiles sourced from family and friends. Through Thursday, February 6, at MDC Kendall Campus Art Gallery, 11011 SW 104th St., Miami; 305-237-2000; mdc.edu.

Summer Wheat at Andrew Reed

Exploring femininity and idyllic garden scenes, Oklahoma-born, New York-based artist Summer Wheat’s show, “Safety Net,” features disembodied female figures with fashion inspired by Barbie doll accessories. Materially, the artist is working with an interesting process involving acrylic paint pulled through aluminum mesh fabric, reminiscent of medieval tapestry-making. Through Saturday, February 15, at Andrew Reed Gallery, 800 NW 22nd St., Miami; andrewreedgallery.com.

“Fairyland 2” at Mindy Solomon

“Fairyland 2: Deeper, Darker,” a sweetly sinister group show at Allapattah’s Mindy Solomon Gallery, is a sequel to the gallery’s 2021 show that seeks to exhibit a darker look at fantasy for a darker time. Twenty-nine artists examine folktales, feminism, haunted forests, and historical trauma as part of the show – Disney World this ain’t. Through Saturday, February 15, at Mindy Solomon Gallery, 848 NW 22nd St., Miami; 786-953-6917; mindysolomon.com.

Erin Parish at Laundromat Art Space

Little Haiti’s Laundromat gallery space and studio complex started the year with a show by Erin Parish that combines immersive art with sustainability. Inspired by Dushamp’s readymades and conceived as a “buy nothing” project, “Submerged Realities: People Ain’t No Good” takes on humanity’s neglect and pollution of ocean ecosystems by forcing viewers to navigate a confusing, sub-nautical space full of random objects. Laundromat Art Space, 185 NE 59th St., Miami; laundromatartspace.com.

Reynaldo Rivera, Anna Betbeze, and Sara Siestreem at Nina Johnson

Three new solo shows open at Nina Johnson Gallery in Little Haiti this month. In “Danse Macabre,” LA-based photographer Reynaldo Rivera offers a tribute to the Mexican stage performer Miss Alex that also references medieval and Baroque artistic themes. Oregon-based Sara Siestreem (Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians) will show sculptural works inspired by Indigenous traditions in “yes/and (yellow is the medicine).” Finally, Anna Betbeze will focus on concealment and darkness in “In the Quarry,” which references Paul Klee’s painting of the same name. Opens Thursday, January 16 at Nina Johnson Gallery, 6315 NW Second Ave., Miami; 305-571-2288; ninajohnson.com.

Alejandra Abad at Coral Springs Museum of Art

Up in Broward, Venezuela-born artist Alejandra Abad will showcase her immersive art installations in “Tres,” at the Coral Springs Museum of Art. “Garden of Memories” and “Lexicon de Plantas” both draw on her family history, while a new piece, “Water Slate,” reimagines Broward County as a place of refuge through experimental animation. The work was funded by a grant from the county through its Cultural Division. Opens Friday, January 17 at Coral Springs Museum of Art, 2855A Coral Springs Dr., Coral Springs; 954-340-5000; coralspringsmuseum.org.

Will Cotton at Ross + Kramer

Cowboys and unicorns, anyone? New York-based figurative painter Will Cotton will channel Brokeback Mountain in a new show at Ross + Kramer in Miami Beach. Inspired by a residency in Wyoming, these ten studies and one large-scale painting will deal with themes of gender and the mythology of the American cowboy. Opens Thursday, January 23 at Ross + Kramer, 1910 Alton Rd., Miami Beach; 786-380-4811; rkgallery.com.

Diego Waisman & “Path of the Panther” at Frost Art Museum

FIU’s campus art museum will open two photography shows at the end of this month, both dealing with Floridiana. First, on Sunday, January 26, is “Path of the Panther,” a show all about Florida’s elusive, endangered state mammal (and FIU’s mascot). Photographer Carlton Ward Jr. has photographed the Florida Panther with the support of National Geographic since 2015, and he’ll present some of those images at FIU. Then, on Wednesday, January 29, Argentina-born Miami local Diego Waisman will show images of Florida’s economically precarious mobile home communities in “Sunset Colonies.” Patricia and Philip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University, 10975 SW 17th St.,
Miami; 305-348-2890; frost.fiu.edu.